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Charles W. Whittington, Jr. | |
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Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1986–2019 |
Rank | Major general |
Unit | 29th Infantry Division |
Commands held | 29th Infantry Division 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 2nd Battalion, 110th Field Artillery Regiment |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal (2) |
Charles W. Whittington, Jr. was a major general in the United States Army. As of July 2018, he was serving as deputy director of the United States Army National Guard. [1] Whittington previously served as the First Army deputy commanding general-operations. [2]
Whittington is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1986 with a BS degree in political science. He joined Tau Kappa Epsilon during his time at Southern Mississippi. Whittington was commissioned via ROTC in December 1986 as a field artillery officer. [3] [4] Whittington later received a master of strategic studies degree from the United States Army War College.
General Whittington began his military service when he was commissioned in December 1986 as an artillery officer in the Regular Army, through the University of Southern Mississippi, Reserve Officer Training Corps.
After commissioning, he served in Germany and as a field artillery instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. During Operation Desert Storm, he served in Kuwait and Iraq as a battery executive officer. Since joining the Maryland National Guard in 1993, he has commanded and held staff assignments at the battery, battalion and brigade levels.
In March 2007, Whittington deployed to Camp Victory, Iraq as deputy commander, 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. In June 2008, he assumed command of the 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and oversaw the Brigade's transformation into the 58th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade. General Whittington served as deputy commander, 29th Infantry Division in June 2010. He served in Kabul, Afghanistan as director, Afghan National Security Forces Development/ International Security Assistance Force from September 2011 to July 2012. He led a joint multicultural team tasked with developing and implementing key initiatives to facilitate the growth and development of the Afghan National Security Forces. [4] [5]
Whittington was named First Army deputy commanding general for operations on Aug. 26, 2015. [6] He assumed the post of deputy director of the U.S. Army National Guard on July 1, 2018. [1]
He is the vice president and chief information officer for Pactiv Corporation in Lake Forest, Illinois. [2] [7]
Whittington's awards and decorations include: [4] [5]
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